By Harry Kettle
– December 13, 2023
Sean Strickland’s head coach Eric Nicksick has given his ideas on the champion’s upcoming conflict with Dricus du Plessis.
Subsequent month at UFC 297, Sean Strickland will defend his UFC middleweight championship towards Dricus du Plessis. With former champ Israel Adesanya taking a while off, du Plessis has stepped up and would be the first man to attempt to take the belt away from Strickland.
The expectation, as you’d anticipate, is that we’ll see an absolute barnburner between two guys who aren’t afraid to throw down. It’s an surprising most important occasion within the eyes of many, nevertheless it’s one that ought to get lots of people speaking.
Eric Nicksick, who’s the pinnacle coach at Xtreme Couture, has spoken candidly about Sean’s finest path to victory towards the South African star.
Nicksick discusses Strickland’s du Plessis plan
“I believe it’s going to be a matter of setting the priority on the tempo. I really feel like Dricus goes to return out exhausting and heavy and quick straight away and we’re gonna must type of handle that tempo within the first couple rounds after which as soon as Sean will get into the combat, then I believe that’s when Sean’s actually going to take over however I anticipate it to be a barnburner man.
“Each of those guys are proper the place they belong and I used to be at all times advised by Randy (Couture), it’s one thing I at all times have a look at is, the toughest combat of your profession is your first title protection so it’s going to be as much as us to ensure we’re on our P’s and Q’s.”
Quotes by way of MMA News
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